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MTS ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2016 EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL

Eden Prairie, Minn. – July 25, 2016 –MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and sensors, today announced that it will release its third quarter results on August 8, 2016 after market close. A conference call will be held on August 9, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. ET (9:00 a.m. CT). Dr. Jeffrey Graves, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Jeff Oldenkamp, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host the quarterly conference call.

The conference call replay may be accessed by calling toll free 888.203.1112 (international toll 1.719.457.0820) – referencing the conference replay pass code “7507489.” The replay will be available at 1:00 p.m. ET following the call until 1:00 p.m. ET, August 16, 2016.

A transcript of the call can also be accessed from the MTS website at http://investor.mts.com. It will be available on August 10, 2016.

About MTS Systems Corporation

MTS Systems Corporation’s testing hardware, software and services solutions help customers accelerate and improve their design, development, and manufacturing processes and are used for determining the mechanical behavior of materials, products, and structures. MTS’ high-performance sensors provide controls for a variety of applications measuring motion, pressure, position, force and sound. MTS had 2,400 employees at October 3, 2015 and revenue of $564 million for the fiscal year ended October 3, 2015. Additional information on MTS can be foundat http://www.mts.com.